Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has now approached the Supreme Court. In fact, Soren recently filed a petition in the High Court challenging his arrest, which was rejected by the court. On Monday, the former CM filed the Supreme Court against it.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Soran, mentioned the issue before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and sought an urgent hearing of his plea. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra said it would look into the plea.
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday dismissed Soran’s writ petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and refused to grant him bail.
ED was given a week’s time
Let us tell you that Mant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on January 31st. He is accused of money laundering in a land fraud case. The former CM is currently in judicial custody in Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi. In this case, ED will be given one more week from the High Court to respond to Soren’s bail application.
The investigation is related to 8.86 dunams of land in Ranchi
The investigation against Soren refers to an area of ​​8.86 dunams in Ranchi. ED claims he was caught illegally. The agency filed a charge sheet in the PMLA Special Court here on March 30 against Soran, Prasad, Soran’s alleged “front” Raj Kumar Pahan and Hilarias Kachhap and former prime minister Binod Singh’s alleged aide. Soran filed a bail application before a special court in Ranchi, alleging that his arrest was politically motivated and part of a planned conspiracy to force him to join the BJP.
